de Chavez

Tagalog

Etymology

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos then as Dechavez, since reinterpreted as the particle de and the surname Chavez (from earlier Chaves). Compare the Cebuano surnames Echavez and Luchavez.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: de Cha‧vez
  • IPA(key): /de ˈt͡ʃabes/, [de ˈt͡ʃa.bes]

Proper noun

de Chávez

  1. a surname from Spanish, common in Batangas

Derived terms
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